Water-wheel.



M. A. ANDBRSGN.

WATER WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1911.

1@67,858 Patented July 22, 1913.

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M. A. ANDERSON.

WATER WHEEL.

APBLIGATION FILED JUNE z2, 1911.

L"?858 Patented July 22, i913,

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SILSJIES PATENT FF TTHEW A; ANDERSON', 0F LLS, WSCNSIN.

warm-.waarna -Specification of Letters Patent.

atented duly 22, 1913.

Application led .T une 22, 1911. Serial No. 634,697.

To all 'whom it may eminem:

Be it known that l, MATTHEW A. ANDER- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the lcounty 'of Barro-n, State of Wisconsin, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements fin Water-Wheels; and

` of'ih-is'character for genera-ting power without the necessity o employing dams or mills and'which may be placed in the bed of a river or stream upon' suitable supports .and

' to be operated by the flow of current.

Another object of the invention is towprovide a novel wheel Voonstrl-lction and a ynovel form of channelway forming the support in which the wheel is rotatably mounted.

` With these'and other objects in View the invention consists of certain other combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, it being a still further object to pro- -vide a device which will not be likely to get out of working order. l

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a river bed withmy improved channelway and water wheel mounted therein for operation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device. Figl is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line P-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, there is shown my improved water wheel which is mounted between the vertical sides 10 of a channelway 11 which' is provided with tapered flaring ends 12 at the entrance for the water 'which passes therethrough and said channelway is adapted to be supportedin any suitable manner such as by vertical pil-Y lars 13 from Vthe bed of the river or stream and-preferably has its sides l0 inclined atits discharge and as shown at 14 whereby the water may have free exit from the channel after passing the wheel. A shaft 15 is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings 16 in the sides of the channelway and in a longitudinal position, said shaft being adapted to longitudinally displaced from the bearings and to operatively support my improved water wheel now -to be described.

Mounted upon the shaft 15 is the im*-v proved waiter wheel which embodiesa hub 15 mounted on the shafty to rotate` there with, while contacting with the ends of said hub are a series of crossed arms 17 which provide oppositely Iextended spokes and which are arranged in opposite pairs and spaced apart according to the width of the wheel, said arms where crossed being diagonally recessed as shown at 18 whereby the parts are on a common vertical plane. Each pair of opposite spokes are connected by transverse braces 19 which hold the arms` against the hub and are secured uponeom'- mon edges of the 'spokes and preferably toward the entrance of the channel when in a lowered position andthe opposite edges of the spokes are tapered toward their outer ends as shown at 2O so as to oder little resistance in passing through the water. The paddles 21 are secured outwardly of the braces 19 and' upon common edges of`the spokes by` means of double link joints 22, which serve to permit pivotal movement of the blades so as to feather in their passage through the water, v*to engage the outer ends of the spokes when in an operative position and to fall by gravity to be placed edgewise to the water in their inoperative positions,

`said paddles being adapted to extend beyond the ends of the spokes when engaged in operative position and to fall in contact with the succeeding spokes and in a horizontal position when raised. As will also be seen in the drawings, the paddles 21 eX- tend beyond the sides of the wheel or the arms 17 and are adapted to operate in circular recesses 23 in the sides 10 of' the channelway so as to prevent displacement of the paddles by the force of the water'which passes therethrough. A flanged rim 24 is secured upon one side of the wheel and to the spokes thereof, said ianged rim having an internal gear 25 which is adapted to be engagedby a smaller pinion 26 which is rotatably mounted upon one of the sides 10 and in operative connection with the flanged portion forming the internal gear of the rim 24, whereby rotation of the wheel will drive the power shaft 27 which may be eX- tended to any suitable point for driving Inachinery for other purposes.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that l have eiciently utilized the current power of a stream for running machinery or other purposes and hy reason of employing a particular orrno1 channel- Way, a clear passage of Water therethrough in order to 'obtain the fullest yernennt of power, is made possible and my improved Wheel construction and drive mechanism greatly facilitates the 'transmission or power.

for the working operation.

1. In a water wheel, the combination with a channelway having side portions and means for supporting the same upon a river bed, said sides being flared outwardly and tapered to a point at the entrance end of the channelway and inclined downwardly at its discharge end; of bearings mounted horizontally inthe opposed sides, a shaft rotatably supported therein and adapted-to be horizontally displaced from the bearings at one sid'g'a-wheeled structure having a hub mounted on the shaft, paddles can riedby the wheel and adapted for feathering vaction in their travel, said sides having curved recesses adapted to receive the extremities o'the blades and retain the same Lacasse from displacement and means for conveying* power from rotation of the Wheel.

2. in e, Water wheehthe combination with a channeiway having side portions; o a shaft journaled in said sides, a paddle Wheel mounted on the shaft and comprising a hub, a plurality of oppo-sitely positioned cross arms forming spokes and having "coacting recesses disposed toward each other for securing the cross arms in crossed relation on a common plane braces connecting said spokes adjacent to thehub, said spokes having their edges disposed in the direction of travel of the wheel curved at their free ends and tapered in thickness to reduce friction, paddles connected to the spokes intermediate their lengths for pivotal action and feathering movement and -meansat one side of the wheel within 'the area of the paddles for deriving powerfrom ,rotation of the wheel.

In testimony whereof, Ii'aix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

A. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

O. I. ANDERSON, E. ENGH. 

